The Official Story

1985 | Drama, History, Foreign Language

Synopsis

During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.

Scores

Overall Score
38.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.8%
Review Aggregate
90.4

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, emotional, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalemotionalfamily-friendlycharacter-driventragichistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Héctor Alterio1985$0$1,000(est)
Norma Aleandro1985$0$0(est)
Hugo Arana1985$0$0(est)
Guillermo Battaglia1985$0$0(est)
Chela Ruiz1985$0$0(est)
Patricio Contreras1985$0$0(est)
Aníbal Morixe1985$0$0(est)
María Luisa Robledo1985$0$0(est)
Jorge Petraglia1985$0$0(est)
Analía Castro1985$0$0(est)
Chunchuna Villafañe1985$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes11,486

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$29,426$85,789
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$29,426$85,789

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1985$14,713$42,895
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$250,000$728,857
Physical Purchases ?1985$110,000$320,697
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$75,000$218,657
Total Revenues1985$449,713$1,311,106
Expenses
Budget ?1985$250,000 (est)$728,857 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$80,000 (est)$233,234 (est)
Participations1985$9,000$26,239
Residuals ?1985$27,000$78,717
Interest & Overhead1985$50,000$145,771
Total Expenses1985$416,000$1,212,818
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$33,713$98,288

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